February 9, 2024 EPA Continues Denial of Elevated Dioxin Levels in East Palestine, Ohio WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a statement on their response to our press release on the inaccurate dioxin reporting the agency conducted in East Palestine, Ohio. The agency stated, “Recent reporting on this issue is inaccurate [...]
Today, in a win for corporate and financial whistleblowers, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected a corporate challenge to the burdens of proof that determine who wins in 18 whistleblower statutes enacted since 1992.
February 1, 2024 Over 1,500 Pages of East Palestine Dioxin-Related Testing Found Buried on EPA Website WASHINGTON – Recently, our whistleblower client and independent scientist, Scott Smith, discovered dioxin and related testing done by Norfolk Southern paid consultant, Arcadis, and involving the EPA that began on February 9, 2023. The finding this week revealed [...]
We have submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) seeking access to records and communications related to President Joe Biden's Executive Order issued on September 20, 2023. The Executive Order instructed FEMA to designate a federal disaster recovery coordinator to oversee long-term recovery efforts in response to the East Palestine Train Derailment (EPTD).
January 29, 2024 DHS Audit Finds Alarming Rates of Unnecessary Major Surgeries in ICE Custody Whistleblower Dawn Wooten’s Disclosures and Noncitizen Women Survivors’ Testimonials Prompt Investigation Finding Widespread Fraud, Waste and Abuse WASHINGTON – We applaud the critical findings of the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) audit released last [...]
Yesterday, we filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeking records regarding CDC's response to the February 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio and related potential health impacts on the community there.
On December 15, the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) marked a significant milestone as it adopted a resolution on the protection of reporting persons.
December 14, 2023 Our Public Comment Warns HHS About Whistleblower Chilling in Proposed ORR Rule WASHINGTON – In an effort to codify the decades old Flores Settlement Agreement, which serves as the governing document for the care of noncitizen children in government custody, in October of 2023 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [...]
Today, Government Accountability Project sent a letter to Congress detailing the whistleblower disclosures of our client, Mr. Troy Hendrickson, regarding concerning performance failures by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) medical contractor, Loyal Source Government Services, which were compounded by the unwillingness of the CBP contracting office to hold Loyal Source accountable.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 3, 2023 Environmental Protection Agency Grants Government Accountability Project Expedited FOIA After Denying Original Request WASHINGTON – Government Accountability Project filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review their records and results from its testing of dioxin and other chemicals [...]